Close to me, close to nothing, Decaying, decadent and rotting, Close to you, I’m smelling something: The same old muck I’ve got my stuff in. ****************** Senator Nobody ****************** It doesn’t matter what you’re saying, Bloody bigots keep replaying, Same old lines; and I keep relaying, Telling them our world’s not fraying. What you see … Continue reading Close to Nothing→

“Yes. For too long, we have been tiptoeing around or even completely ignoring the major issues that really need to be discussed. We have been calling a spade a manual geomorphological modification implement. We have not been direct and honest. The time has come to change that!”

Righteousness exalts a nation So says the Holy Book However we live in an evil generation Where things are done by hook or crook Sin is a reproach to any people The Holy Book further stresses Doing the right thing is pretty simple Through which we’re spared many distresses If only we would do things … Continue reading A Righteous World→

By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema These are my frank thoughts about the fair (what a loaded term, if you ask me), puzzling sex. You may or may not like some of them, but then women matter a lot to me. You see, they are a recurring decimal in my life: mother, cousin, girlfriend, fiancée, colleagues, the … Continue reading ride on, sisters→

We played in the burning tropical sun, and as its light kissed our thick black hair We made our skipping ropes from the long leaf stems, and leapt about like frogs prancing round the yard Our legs, light but firm gave us wings and we flew like the soaring eagles in the afternoon sky I … Continue reading Little Memories→

I’m taking a break from stories today to talk about the latest fad in town – I LOVE YOU! Do people really think telling someone ‘I love you’ actually makes the person go all yummy and allows you score points???!!! Or maybe it does. Coz the rate at which people bandy those words kind of … Continue reading I Love You→

Oncei thought i was ill I used to feel, I needed pills Its numbing effect to help peel I needed to will. Out of my being This need to swim Drown myself in the puddles of my ink Fill empty pages Quell this virile desire unleash this monster within me Write till the depths of … Continue reading Poetry Beckons→

‘At midnight, all teddy bears wake up, growl and roll over.’ Tola’s words resonated in my soul. Teddy looked harmless enough in the day, but I could easily see his eyes turn cold, his mouth become hateful and his grizzly arms stretch to strangle me in the stillness of the night. I quickly gave teddy … Continue reading Night Terrors→

WHERE WERE YOU? Where were you When the muse muttered To my sleepy self, When she salved my eyes To see the beauty Inherent in the written word. Where were you When like the various allures Of beautiful women Numerous words beclouded My sense of choice, As I strove to Paint that perfect picture That’ll … Continue reading Where Were You?→

What you love you run after What you run after you overtake Though the time may sail under Yet must thy might be a making Dash you heart and mind your love And unto that with persistence to flow For what you love, a fight resolve And in all togetherness you will sow What you … Continue reading Fall In Love Your Dreams→

In spite of my skepticism due to the situation I expected to meet on arrival, the decision to relocate to Lagos was a necessary one for me for two major reasons. First, I needed the change of environment as I had become frustrated with the feeling that I awoke and slept in the midst of … Continue reading Geebee’s Trip. Episode 2 – A New World→

I give u a knife With it, take my life Take it along with my wife Take all and end my strife Ah, death can’t be worse Than living in this curse Where our country’s purse Is the property of the political boss And we sit and watch Kneel and pray before a couch Hoping … Continue reading Take My Life→

(The words of a proud man) I only read what I write, most people say that’s proud, but I don’t give a fuck. You know what I mean? One time, I dropped my friends laptop on the ground, it fell on the floor, the screen cracked, it broke, I mean, what the fuck happened, was … Continue reading Pride→

Enjoy the interview. Abby likes her anonymity and prefers not to share pictures of herself. But you can read more of her stories and poems HERE 1. When and why did you begin writing? Writing’s just one of my avenues of expression: I cannot readily put forth a date when I began writing but I … Continue reading Abby – August→

Our Featured Writer for the month of August is Jaywriter. His story, ‘Seeing off Kisses’ topped the Best of the Month board with the highest comments and views in the month of July. To read more of his stories click HERE. Enjoy the interview below. _____ When and why did you begin writing? I started … Continue reading Jaywriter – August→